Note: The drivers installation for both Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 are mostly identical. (Most of the device drivers will be pre-installed during the Windows operating systems installation process.) For best results, we recommend installing the Intel Chipset driver utility first.

A device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For the Latitude 12 Rugged 7202, all the drivers installation for their devices are similar except that some system may have more devices than the other.

The Dell Latitude 12 Rugged 7202 system supports :

Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 32/64 bit

Microsoft® Windows 8.1 64 bit

Microsoft® Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit

Microsoft® Windows 10 64 bit

Microsoft® Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

After a clean installation of the Microsoft® Windows 8.1 operating system, you must install the following drivers / software packages:

After a fresh copy of windows is installed, always install the Intel chipset driver utility first. After that, you can install the rest of the devices' drivers in any sequence. However we would recommend you follow the convention below.

Note: The driver list is based from driver installation from the Resource media. Generally, Windows has comprehensive support for many items, but the following Dell™ - branded drivers and software must be installed for proper operation if the operating system has been removed and reinstalled :

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